Zombie-Mantis

It’s the difference between the culinary use of the word and the biological use of the word. I thought we already figured that out?

Well, that kid didn’t ask to be there, so that’s pretty tragic.

That letter looks like a written speech impediment. Like you can’t quite pronounce “th” so you say something stuck between “p” & “b.”

I know what it is, I just don’t especially like the look of thorn.

Well, Trump has had some harsh words against Putin recently. The issue for him is that he’s too fucking impatient. He wants to be the man who solved the war in a day, but neither side is willing to give up like that. First he supported Russia, but the Ukrainians wouldn’t give in, then he supported the Ukrainians, but the Russians wouldn’t give-in. Then he pivoted to the middle East, hence the “12-day war” that he “ended.”

This business with Venezuela is no different, in my eyes. He wants a big win under his belt, and an external threat to bring a rally-aroud-the-flag. It’s like Mussolini desperately invading Ethiopia, in hopes of strengthen his position at home, only to isolate Italy from the world. It’s all just very, very stupid and evil and shortsighted.

Reopening Venezuela to the global markets is certainly a part of it, but “stealing their oil” isn’t. It’s more about the fact that they’re a thorn in America’s side, by not being part of the established political order, and calling themselves Socialist. It’s just all politics, and balancing coalition interests with public image.

Though, they wouldn’t really be “reinstating capitalism” either, just reopening them to markets and (hopefully, from their perspective) privatizing parts of the economy. Or, more specifically, bringing them into the global investment capital system. Venezuela only ever really nationalized a few key industries, there aren’t giant worker-enterprizes to disassemble, like in the Russian Civil War. It’s a much easier transition, and still, in pursuit of domestic political capital, not resource rights.

We’re not trying to steal their oil. The reasons are much stupider than that: fascists need an external enemy to justify their militarism. They’re desperate for a rally around the flag. Same as with Iraq.

Buddy, they never liked foreigners to begin with. That’s like… Their whole thing.

Clearly, that’s Robin.

Over before it began?

You could say… It was…Aborted.

Sorry, I’ll see myself out…

VPN set to California?

That name does get a good little snicker out of me, it’s just silly. Too bad it’s proponents are serious.

This shit’s so embarrassing

I’m desperately trying to parse what this means. Do you want someone to attach a fire hose to him? Paint him red? I must be missing something obvious.

Why is this a code block?

I’ve heard it called a “Cold Civil War,” which I think captures the feeling right now. Neither side is actively engaged, but the administration is stepping closer and closer to the line, using more and more overt uses of force and rhetoric.

Yes.

Same reason we don’t prosecute any of the other war crimes.

A bit of philosophy/media would help as well, it doesn’t help to teach someone science, if they don’t understand what science is.

There are Linux Mobile OSs making promising developments, like KDE-Mobile. I’m planning on tossing it on a second-device, just to test it for myself.

That seems like the best analysis I’ve seen. In general, you can always assume behind every action is “The worst” as their goals and intentions.